The decommissioned power station is proposed to become a concert venue, dance hall and home for production spaces once the Biennale of Sydney packs up.
Thirty years after Jeff Koons’ Puppy, three major outdoor sculptures will be commissioned from next year at the MCA Australia in honour of the late arts patron and philanthropist, Neil Balnaves.
Fears of recession are unlikely to put off Australia’s well-heeled art collectors from snapping up million-dollar artworks for sale at Sydney Contemporary.
A damning audit found Heritage NSW had taken between three months and 17 years to assess properties for protection, and its records were inadequate for 90 per cent of the properties under its care.
Destination NSW has been instructed to focus its vast $400 million annual budget on arts and entertainment as the Minns government goes on the road to develop its landmark new cultural policy.